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William Emerson Sr.

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Name
  
William Sr.

Role
  
Sr.

Died
  
1776


"The Stand at Concord Bridge" and "The Concord Hymn"


Reverend William Emerson Sr. (1743–1776) was a minister. He was the father of William Emerson Jr. and Mary Moody Emerson, and grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Emerson Sr. served as chaplain of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress and chaplain of the Continental Army. He died in 1776.

References

William Emerson Sr. Wikipedia


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